H5663

עבד מלך 

Transliteration

Ebed Melek;

Pronunciation

eh'-bed meh'-lek

Parts of Speech

n pr m

Root Word (Etymology)

from 5650 and 4428

KJV Translation Count — 6x

The KJV translates Strongs H1 in the following manner: Ebedmelech (6)

Outline of Biblical Usage

bed-melech = "servant of the king"
1. an Ethiopian eunuch in the service of king Zedekiah, through whose interference Jeremiah was released from prison

Strong's Definitions

`Ebed Melek, eh'-bed meh'-lek; from 5650 and 4428; servant of a king; Ebed-Melek, a eunuch of Zedekeah: — Ebed-melech.

Concordance Results Using KJV

Now when H5663 the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;

KJV

H5663 went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king, saying,

KJV

Then the king commanded H5663 the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.

KJV

So H5663 took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.

KJV

And H5663 the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

KJV

Go and speak to H5663 the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.

KJV

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